MS. Found in a Bottle [short story]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About MS. Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe "MS. Found in a Bottle" is an 1833 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The plot follows an unnamed narrator at sea who finds himself in a series of harrowing circumstances. As he nears his own disastrous death while his ship drives ever southward, he writes an "MS.", or manuscript, telling of his adventures which he casts show more into the sea. Some critics believe the story was meant as a satire of typical sea tales. Poe submitted "MS. Found in a Bottle" as one of many entries to a writing contest offered by the weekly Baltimore Saturday Visiter. Each of the stories was well liked by the judges but they unanimously chose "MS. Found in a Bottle" as the contest's winner, earning Poe a $50 prize. show lessTags
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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. In 1827, he enlisted in the United States Army and his first collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems, was published. In 1835, he became the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. Over the next ten years, Poe would edit a number of literary journals including the show more Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. It was during these years that he established himself as a poet, a short story writer, and an editor. His works include The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Raven. He struggle with depression and alcoholism his entire life and died on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- MS. Found in a Bottle [short story]
- Original title
- MS. Found in a Bottle
- Alternate titles
- Manuscript Found in a Bottle
- Original publication date
- 1833
- Epigraph*
- Qui n'a plus qu'un moment à vivre, N'a plus rien à dissimuler.
Quinault, »Atys«. - First words*
- Von meiner Heimat und meiner Familie kann ich nur wenig sagen.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Die Kreise verengern sich mit reißender Schnelle — wir geraten in den Schlund des Strudels — und unter dem Brüllen, Bellen, Donnern des Ozeans und des Sturmes — geht ein Schauder durch das Schiff — und o Gott! — es — schießt — hinab ...
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- Englisch
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